Piedrahita -Pena Negra

* Altitude: 1.909 metres (6204 feet) ASL * Top to bottom height: 900 metres (2925 feet) * Orientation: NW Access Tarmac road linking Piedrahita to the Pena Negra pass.

This is the main launch site that is usable on 90 percent of good flyable days. There is a car park, a bar (not is use, and vandalised since 2001) and the take off area is divided into two sections: above and below the road. With nil wind it is generally better to take off below the road as it is steeper and if there is any danger of catabatic wind it affect the upper take off first. With a few km/hr of wind, the top take of is used. There is a fence to the rear, so if there is any chance of you being dragged back on a failed take off, it is best to prepare a little down slope. If you top land, the best area is the flatter area near the windsock on the west side of the upper launch. The whole area is a little rocky, and also there are a number of gorse bushes. We have been clearing the site by hand, improving it as best we can. For 2009 a significant improvement is anticipated with help of the local government and town hall with a budget of 31.000 euros.

Takeoff altitude: 1920m